Bangladesh Davis Cup team

The Bangladesh Davis Cup team represents Bangladesh in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Bangladesh Tennis Federation.

Bangladesh currently compete in the Asia/Oceania Zone of Group IV.

History

Bangladesh made its Davis Cup debut in 1986. They reached the semi-finals three years later in the 1989 Davis Cup held in Singapore. Bangladesh was the semi-finalist in Asia/Oceania Zone Group II.[1] Bangladesh hosted the 1998 Davis Cup in Dhaka, where eight countries participated including Bangladesh, Bahrain, Iraq, Pacific Oceania, and Brunei. The Bangladesh team were runners-up in the group level. The youngest player to play in Davis Cup is from Bangladesh and his name is Mohammed-Akhtar Hossain. He was 13 years and 326 days when he played Myanmar in 2003. Bangladesh played in Asia/Oceania Zone Group III in the Davis Cup 2012.[1] but was relegated to Group IV the following year. They have remained in this group since then.

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Current team
  • Shibu Lal (captain)
  • Dipu Lal
  • Sree-Amol Roy
  • Ranjan Ram
  • Mohammed-Alamgir Hossain

See also

References
  1. http://www.daviscup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=BAN
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